Dover run-off election resultsThe unofficial election results, as reported by Pope County Election Commission on Tuesday for the 2016 General Election Run-off for the Dover Alderman Ward 2 Position 2 in Pope County, are as follows: Councilman Fred Standridge garnered 37 votes and Brian Anderson received 20. There were a total of 57 votes cast for the Dover Alderman run-off election.

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Consumer alertLITTLE ROCK -- New smartphones are released every few months, and many Arkansans upgrade their current phones with the newest products. But before you make the switch, it is important to clear all data and personal information from old phones before recycling, selling or returning the old phone to the provider. Oftentimes, personal information can be left on cellphones, making it easy for identity thieves to find your personal and financial in...

Hutchinson says he stressed global market in talk with TrumpHOT SPRINGS — Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he stressed the importance of a global market to Arkansas' economy when he talked with President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his surprise win in the election. The Republican governor told members of the Arkansas Farm Bureau on Wednesday that he talked with Trump a day earlier and said he told the incoming president that he would support the administration outside Washington. Hutchinson, a fo...

Stomp out MGThe Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) will host a MG Walk fundraiser at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lake Dardanelle State Park. Registration is free but walkers are encouraged to help raise funds for the cause. This year the MGFA is honoring Vickie Henderson as the Arkansas Local Walk Hero. Prior to the event Henderson will speak about her experience with Myasthenia gravis (MG), a weakening of the skeletal muscles. MG is an incurable neur...

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Trout Day 2016The CADDIS Fly Fishing Club, Russellville Recreation and Parks Department and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) are again partnering to bring seasonal trout fishing to Russellville. The AGFC will stock Pleasant View Park pond with 1,200 Rainbow Trout, and Trout Day 2016 will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. This will be an opportunity for folks of all ages to "Catch a Limit of Trout in Russellville". The AGFC Family and C...

River search seeks boaterDARDANELLE — The Dardanelle Police Department received a call at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday that a boat had flipped over on the Arkansas River and someone was swimming, attempting to get back to the boat, according to Detective Thurmon Lunsford. The call was treated as a search and rescue with the Yell County Mounted Patrol Search and Rescue, Yell County Sheriff’s Office, Yell County Dive Team, Dardanelle Police Department and the Arkansa...

Arkansas agency begins drafting medical marijuana rulesLITTLE ROCK— Medical marijuana products sold in Arkansas would have to include detailed labels with information about their laboratory analysis, dosage, source and warnings under a draft of rules being prepared for the launch of the first medical pot program in the Bible Belt. The proposed rules, which the state Department of Health released Wednesday to The Associated Press, detail the process for patients to obtain registry cards for buying ...

Obituary: Ronald BewleyRonald Glenn Bewley, 54, of London, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. He was born July 19, 1962, in Russellville, to William and Glenda Bewley. Survivors include his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Lonnie Smith; two nephews and their spouses, Justin and Lisa Smith and Eric and Lane Smith; two great-nephews and a great-niece; his special friends, Mark and Eulanda Brown and Glen Spicer and many other relativ...

Obituary: Brenda CatesDANVILLE — Brenda Sue Cates, age 55, of Rover, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Little Rock, to the late James Frank and Bonnie Sue Hickman Tyler. She was retired from Wayne Farms. She was preceded in death by her parents and son Billy Cates. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, David Cates; step-son, Justin and Tracy Anderson of Leaksville, Miss.; mother-in-law, Sally Brown of Perryville; gr...

Obituary: Jerry MitchellMORRILTON — Jerry Wayne Mitchell, age 61, of Russellville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, Born Aug. 21, 1955, in Morrilton, he was the son of Roger and Essie Hunter-Mitchell. He was a United States Army veteran. He is survived by two daughters, Lacretia Mitchell and Tanisha Mitchell-Johnson of Russellville, Ark., two grandchildren; Brooklyn Martinez and Mason Cruz both of Russellville, six sisters and four brothers. Funeral service will b...

Obituary: William FallsReverend William Nale Falls, 100, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Little Rock. Nale was born in Pottsville on Feb. 24, 1916, the son of Thomas B. and Sally (Evans) Falls. He spent his early years helping work the family’s farm, and loved to tell stories about growing up with his brother and three sisters in Pottsville. After graduating from Pottsville High School in 1933, he went on to Erskine College in South Carolin...

Obituary: Jean BarnettJean Hanks Barnett, 89, of Russellville, passed peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at her home. The daughter of William Herbert and Lola Claire Hibbs Hanks, she was born Nov. 7, 1927, in Russellville. She was a member of the Russellville High School class of 1946. Starting as a teller with the Bank of Russellville, later First National Bank, she was promoted to Vice President and Senior Teller. Following her retirement in 1989 she was an ac...

Pine Bluff eyes plan for police department body camerasPINE BLUFF — City leaders in Pine Bluff are considering a budget proposal that includes body cameras for the city's police department. The Pine Bluff Safety Commission approved a budget request last week that included about $65,000 for the police department to purchase 45 body cameras. According to the Pine Bluff Commercial (http://bit.ly/2gCp4xw ), officers now wear lapel microphones but do not have body cameras. Police Chief Jeff Hubanks say...

Community people: Cosmetologists at The Hard Rockin SalonTHE COURIER / Submitted The Hard Rockin Salon is a full service salon located in downtown Russellville with a special focus on foster care in the community. They recently presented cards to the Department of Human Service DCFS in Pope, Yell and Johnson counties that will be given to every foster home in those three counties, providing for every child in the home. With the cards, no foster child in Pope, Yell or Johnson County will ever pay for...

Tech agriculture students to sell poinsettiasTHE COURIER / Joshua Mashon Poinsettias for sale Arkansas Tech University Agriculture Education major Deonté Hawkins (left) puts the final touches on a poinsettia Tuesday morning with the rest of his classmates in the Plant Propagation class. Students from the ATU Department of Agriculture will put their fall semester work on display during a poinsettia sale at the Arkansas Tech Greenhouses on Thursday and Friday. Poinsettias will be available...

About $26 million in funding announced for Arkansas projectsLITTLE ROCK — The Delta Regional Authority says nearly $26 million will be invested in Arkansas for projects aimed at driving economic growth and improving infrastructure. The authority announced the funding Monday alongside Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The $26 million includes money awarded by the Delta Regional Authority and public and private funding sources. Officials say the projects will create or retain an estimated 650 jobs in the sta...

RHS Band wins Blue Ribbon AwardThe National Band Association (NBA) recently awarded the Russellville High School Cyclone Band the 2016 Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award for the Southwest Division. The Cyclone Band is also a National Finalist for this award. To be considered for this award, a group has to demonstrate excellence in music education over a minimum of a four year time period. The history of the program, judges' critique sheets, recordings, ratings of solo...